Borno Flooding: Over 200,000 Displaced, Children, Missing, Corpses Washes Away In Cemetery

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The flooding that hit Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, in the wee hours of yesterday has submerged hundreds of houses and destroyed lots of properties. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed that over 200,000 people were displaced. An unspecified number of people, including children are still missing. Many properties including, houses,…

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Borno Gov Gives 72 Hours Ultimatum For Demolition Of Brothels, Black Spots

LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Borno governor Babagana Zulum on Tuesday ordered the demolition of brothels and other black spots in Maiduguri, the state capital. Zulum gave the directive during a visit to ‘Bayan Quarters’, a settlement around Railway staff quarters believed to be habouring criminals, prostitutes and illicit drug traders. The governor expressed concern over the…

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Repentant Boko Haram Members Storm Maiduguri, Protest Hunger, Poor Welfare

LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some former members of the Islamist militia, Boko Haram, protested in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Friday alleging abandonment by the government. About 6,900 members of Boko Haram surrendered to the Nigerian authorities and renounced their membership of the terrorist organisation. The former terrorists, who are undergoing a deradicalisation and rehabilitation…

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Nigeria Troops Burst ’15-Member Marlian Gang’ Terrorising Borno Residents

LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, 7 division garrison, have arrested 15 members of a suspected criminal group operating within Maiduguri, Borno capital. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reported that the group was busted by the troops after residents of the Gwange, Umarari and Jajeri areas of…

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Minister Traces Stoppage Of Work On Eastern Rail Line To Insecurity, Vandalism

LAGOS  SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has disclosed that work on Port Harcourt-Maidugiri Eastern rail line has been suspended due to insecurity and vandalism of railway properties along the corridor.  Sambo who was speaking during the Ministerial inspection tour of the project, Friday, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said China Civil…

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